The Jalopy Journal
Bump for the new year [ATTACH]
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It's good to be roadworthy again [IMG] [IMG]
You wouldnt happen to have a speedometer layin around?
Go get it man!
Wrapped up the interior today.. well minus the headliner and a shifter boot. I also put in new rear quarter window glass, felts, glass channels,...
Haha you never know.. I take the python just incase someone thinks they want to keep the car more than i do.
The 700r4 works very well with the straight eight. I really love driving the car now! It drives very smooth and is much quicker than it was with...
Thank you for the comments! I took it easy this weekend and put some insulation down on the trunk floor and glued down the liner fabric. It...
Sure, the 3 yard roll i bought was 80" wide so there are no seams. I started by measuring from the firewall above the trans tunnel to the center...
Well I'm not a pro but the interior is looking alot better than i expected! For some cheap carpet i think it really turned out well. It was very...
I used this stuff from http://www.carinsulation.com Of course my old carpet does not fit now so i ordered some from this place...
Insulation is done! [IMG] [IMG]
I've thought about making something to protect the oil pan. When it's laid out on flat level ground the drain plug is about 3/4" from the ground...
Sorry it has been awhile since I updated. Currently I am finished with the floors and removable trans tunnel. I also made some removable covers...
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I have a couple more straight eights on the way! The prettier one is a rebuilt 263ci with what appears to be a "home made" intake/exhaust topped...
Woah that looks like a road warrior ride. Pretty sweet
The test drive went well [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
A little work on the floors. I don't have a sheet metal break but so far so good. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Got the brakes all sorted out and had to cut out over half of the driveshaft tunnel to clear the driveshaft. It's lookin like we won't make the...
It has a wilwood master for the disc/drum setup.
I built the TV braket and modified the carb linkage for the cable. I think ive got the cable setup where it needs to be. We started the pressure...
Rear end is done [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Shocks mounts are built just need to be burned in and the rear suspension is finished. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
The rear end is basically done aside from the brakes, shock mounts, and paint. I put in some 3:73's and an auburn posi with all new bearings and...
19.5"
I'm going to build a header to use with that dual carb intake and run duals or I've been kickin around the idea of lake pipes. That's a long way...
We got the trans all put together this weekend and I started to rebuild the rear end. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Also did the c notch. [IMG] [IMG]
4 link is burned in. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I need to measure for a driveshaft and shocks and get those ordered...
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